Akela Award 2024 on 13 July 2024

By  Senior Sixer Ewan Tan

Today was a big day. We were going to attend the Akela Award ceremony and receive the award. I was super excited as we would finally receive the certificate! We got on the bus and headed to Zhong Hua Primary School, where the ceremony was held. When we reached the school, the place was bustling! I saw many Scouts there and also many familiar faces I recognized from the Akela interview. When we got to the hall, we sat down and took a group photo. There were a lot of Scouts and guests. We waited for a while, and finally, the ceremony started. We were excited to finally receive what we had been working for. Soon, a few teachers told us to stand up and go to the side of the stage where our school name would be called. After waiting for a bit, our school name was called. We straightened ourselves up and went up onto the stage to collect our certificates. Our vice-principal, Mdm Chua, was there to present the certificates to us! We are so thankful that Mdm Chua took the effort on a Saturday to grace this special occasion. Then the nine of us gathered together, took a group photo with Mdm Chua, and went off the stage.

Getting the Akela Award was my personal goal in Scouts. I’m sure that was other people's goal too. But getting the Akela Award taught me many things, and one important lesson I learned was, "You can’t achieve something if you don’t want it." This journey would not have been possible without the Scout Leaders who offered their time to guide us. I have really enjoyed this Akela journey! And for all P5s who want to get the Akela Award, good luck!